QuillBot AI
CautionUser-agent: QuillBot
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
QuillBot
2 crawlers operated by QuillBot
https://quillbot.com/Who QuillBot is, for site owners
QuillBot operates 2 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Of those 2, 2 rated caution for crawl behaviour.
Blocking QuillBot carries an SEO impact score of 2/10 across its crawlers. Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for QuillBot, set by its least reassuring crawler (QuillBot AI, rated caution): Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
QuillBot at a glance
| Operator | QuillBot |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 2 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 2 rated caution |
| Website | quillbot.com |
| Official crawler docs | QuillBot crawler documentation |
Crawlers operated by QuillBot
How to block or allow QuillBot in robots.txt
These rules cover all 2 crawlers QuillBot operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block QuillBot completely
User-agent: QuillBot
User-agent: quillbot.com
Disallow: /
Allow QuillBot explicitly
User-agent: QuillBot
User-agent: quillbot.com
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about QuillBot
What crawlers does QuillBot run?
QuillBot operates 2 crawlers in our directory: QuillBot AI (user-agent QuillBot), quillbot.com (user-agent quillbot.com).
Should I block QuillBot?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, QuillBot AI, rated caution, because allowing an operator allows every crawler it runs. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block QuillBot in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: QuillBot then User-agent: quillbot.com then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 2 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking QuillBot hurt my search rankings?
Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking QuillBot does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.